1 Kings 11:31-33
New King James Version
31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for (A)thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you 32 (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), 33 (B)because [a]they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David.
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- 1 Kings 11:33 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. he has
1 Kings 11:31-33
English Standard Version
31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, (A)I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes 32 (but (B)he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, (C)the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), 33 because they have[a] forsaken me (D)and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did.
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- 1 Kings 11:33 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate he has; twice in this verse
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